
Writing
Mina Laamo
Born 1978-01-01
Mina Laamo is a Finnish director, screenwriter and producer. Laamo graduated from the University of Helsinki in 2012, majoring in General Literature and Gender Studies and from the Department of Film, Television and Scenography of the Aalto University with a Master of Arts degree, majoring in Documentary Film in 2015.
Acting credits
4.7Emma and Joel get dumped by their partners on the same day, and when they meet each other they think they're a perfect match. Emma discovers she is pregnant and ends up taking care of Joel's mother while he goes off on tour to conduct around the world. Pregnancy, a crazy mother-in-law, trust, and loyalty test the couple to make the right decisions.
Playing Solo
2007
3.0During one spring day, nine people dreaming of life or running away from it, plus a dog on the run, either meet, pass or collide on a certain road. Sisters Seija and Sanna are on their way to the airport because Seija is moving to Canada. Silja and Ville are mourning the anniversary of their dead daughter. The comedy duo is off on a tour after a long break, the paramedics are looking forward to a quiz night and Anita is finally ready to scatter the ashes of her deceased loved one in the lake. A strange man hitchhikes along the highway.
Getaways & Dreams
2023
Behind the camera
NRThe Russian attack on Ukraine in 2022 turned the European worldview upside down. In Parikkala, a small town in Eastern Finland near the Russian border, this soon becomes very real as the iron curtain lowers again on the Finno-Russian border. The locals are faced both with a future that is unknown and the heavy historical baggage of the borderland.
In the Borderland
2025
The Pests is a documentary film about us, the pests and our need for order.
The Pests
2007
The Pests is a documentary film about us, the pests and our need for order.
The Pests
2007
Becoming Me is a film about three young women, Elli, Laura and Juulia. Each of them writes a blog on her life on the Internet, all of them sharing their lives with strangers. Each of them is struggling with the real or imagined demands and pressures of today’s society.
Becoming Me
2014
Becoming Me is a film about three young women, Elli, Laura and Juulia. Each of them writes a blog on her life on the Internet, all of them sharing their lives with strangers. Each of them is struggling with the real or imagined demands and pressures of today’s society.
Becoming Me
2014
NRSorrow Tamers is a documentary about people who have chosen to face sorrow without avoiding it or running away from it. The film is about love, change, sorrow and abandonment.
Sorrow Tamers
2022
NRSorrow Tamers is a documentary about people who have chosen to face sorrow without avoiding it or running away from it. The film is about love, change, sorrow and abandonment.
Sorrow Tamers
2022
NRSorrow Tamers is a documentary about people who have chosen to face sorrow without avoiding it or running away from it. The film is about love, change, sorrow and abandonment.
Sorrow Tamers
2022